Breakout vs FTMO

How Breakout vs FTMO compare on our ratings, prop firm specs, funding, pros and cons.

FTMO4.2/5

Feature	Breakout Visit	FTMO Visit
Ratings
Our score	4.2/5	4.2/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Payout reliability	4.5	4.5
Rules & drawdown	4.5	4.0
Costs	3.5	3.5
Platforms & markets	4.0	4.5
Transparency & support	4.0	4.5
Specs
Evaluation	1-step	1-step, 2-step, Instant funding
Account sizes	$5,000 to $200,000	Up to $200,000
Challenge fee	$20 to $1,090	Not disclosed
Profit split	80% to 90%	80% to 90%
Daily drawdown limit	3%	5%
Maximum drawdown	3% to 6% (static)	10% static
Payout frequency	On-demand, 24/7	Bi-weekly after 14 days
Payout methods	USDC (ERC-20)	Not disclosed
Crypto leverage	Up to 10x	Up to 1:100
Trading platforms	Breakout Terminal, iOS, Android	MT4, MT5, TradingView, cTrader
Markets	Crypto, Indices, Commodities	Crypto, Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks
KYC required	Yes	Yes
Restricted countries	Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2023	2015
Headquarters	—	Czech Republic
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Owned by Kraken and operated under Payward Oceanic Ltd Static drawdown never trails unrealized equity gains No minimum trading days or mandatory evaluation time limits On-demand USDC withdrawals on Ethereum with a $50 minimum	Static 10% max drawdown calculated from initial balance rather than trailing equity Over $650M paid in rewards since 2015 across 140 countries Profit splits scale from 80% up to 90% through the scaling plan Supports TradingView, cTrader, MT4, and MT5 platforms
Cons	Evaluation fees are non-refundable and forfeited accounts offer no free resets Enforces a strict 3% daily loss limit across all account tiers Mandatory KYC verification before receiving funded account payouts Every trade incurs a 0.04% per-side commission and overnight swap costs	Standard accounts prohibit holding positions over weekends or trading major news events Identity verification is required before any reward withdrawal is processed All trading takes place entirely within simulated demo environments Slippage issues and disputed account-breach determinations
Best for	Crypto swing and news traders, Traders wanting static drawdowns, US residents seeking crypto evaluations	Disciplined day traders avoiding trailing drawdowns, Swing traders using cTrader or TradingView, Forex and crypto technical analysts

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